Ramaphosa faces legal pushback as he attempts to clean up the NPA
Court applications filed to compel president to reverse his decision to revoke 2018 appointments
Two top National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) officials and a magistrate are taking President Cyril Ramaphosa to court for reversing their appointments to leadership positions that occurred during Jacob Zuma's presidency. The legal challenges are the first significant pushback against the major restructuring of the NPA by Ramaphosa. The outcome of these cases may have implications for that process — and the president’s promise to deal with leadership issues in the NPA. Advocates Raymond Mathenjwa and Additional Tsakane, and magistrate Ron Simphiwe Mncwabe have filed applications in the high court in Pretoria aimed at compelling Ramaphosa to reverse his decision to revoke their February 2018 appointments as directors of public prosecutions in Mpumalanga and Northern Cape respectively. PODCAST | Business Day Spotlight - Unpacking South Africa's decline Subscribe: iono.fm | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Player.fm Advocate Torie Pretorius, the former acting head of the pr...
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